A Diversity Model Based on Failure Distribution and Its Application in Safety Cases

Luping Chen; John H R May

doi:10.1109/SERE.2014.13

A Diversity Model Based on Failure Distribution and Its Application in Safety Cases

Luping Chen^*, John H R May

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This work develops a new basis for evaluating the reliability benefits of diverse software, based on fault injection testing. In particular, the work investigates forms of argumentation that could be used to justify diversity as a basis for the construction of safety claims. Failure distributions of two versions of diverse software under various fault conditions are revealed separately by fault injection methods, and then the common failure probability of the version-pair can be estimated. The approach is justified theoretically, and cross validated with other work. This method is also used to explain the fundamental influence of failure distributions on diversity.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 Eighth International Conference on Software Security and Reliability (SERE 2014)
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of a meeting held 30 June - 2 July 2014, San Francisco, California, USA.
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	1-10
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9781479942961
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SERE.2014.13
Publication status	Published - Oct 2014
Event	8th International Conference on Software Security and Reliability, SERE 2014 - San Francisco, United States Duration: 30 Jun 2014 → 2 Jul 2014

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Conference	8th International Conference on Software Security and Reliability, SERE 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco
Period	30/06/14 → 2/07/14

Keywords

Fault injection
Multi-version
Reliability
Safety case
Safety critical system
Software diversity

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Chen, L., & May, J. H. R. (2014). A Diversity Model Based on Failure Distribution and Its Application in Safety Cases. In 2014 Eighth International Conference on Software Security and Reliability (SERE 2014) : Proceedings of a meeting held 30 June - 2 July 2014, San Francisco, California, USA. (pp. 1-10). Article 6895410 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/SERE.2014.13

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Chen, L & May, JHR 2014, A Diversity Model Based on Failure Distribution and Its Application in Safety Cases. in 2014 Eighth International Conference on Software Security and Reliability (SERE 2014) : Proceedings of a meeting held 30 June - 2 July 2014, San Francisco, California, USA.., 6895410, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 1-10, 8th International Conference on Software Security and Reliability, SERE 2014, San Francisco, United States, 30/06/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/SERE.2014.13

A Diversity Model Based on Failure Distribution and Its Application in Safety Cases. / Chen, Luping; May, John H R.
2014 Eighth International Conference on Software Security and Reliability (SERE 2014) : Proceedings of a meeting held 30 June - 2 July 2014, San Francisco, California, USA.. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014. p. 1-10 6895410.

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Chen L, May JHR. A Diversity Model Based on Failure Distribution and Its Application in Safety Cases. In 2014 Eighth International Conference on Software Security and Reliability (SERE 2014) : Proceedings of a meeting held 30 June - 2 July 2014, San Francisco, California, USA.. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 2014. p. 1-10. 6895410 Epub 2014 Sept 15. doi: 10.1109/SERE.2014.13

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